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5 key takeaways for voice and video with Microsoft Teams from Ignite 2019
Last week at Microsoft Ignite 2019, I was lucky enough to be able to listen to a number of industry professionals discuss some new announcements around all Microsoft products. Of great interest to me were the discussions around Microsoft Teams and in particular, what will impact voice and video. I came away with so…
Read MoreIComm Goes to Microsoft Ignite 2019
IComm has sent 4 team members to Orlando, Florida, USA, to get schooled on all things Microsoft from an engineering perspective. Yes, part of our team is off to Ignite!
Read MoreSelling New Technology into the Board: Top Tips for Success
Convincing the board to invest money, time and resources in technology is no small feat. It can be a nerve-racking task to have just one chance to present to not one, but multiple people, on the value of a technology upgrade to the organisation. I got a reminder of just how hard a task…
Read MoreOne Year In – Skype For Business Feedback from Anglicare Victoria
Anglicare Victoria is on a path to completely transform their entire organisation to the “modern workplace.” For them, that meant moving from an ageing PABX system to Skype For Business, and integrating their communications into their daily workflows. What does that mean? That ALL of their employees, irrespective of role or location, are…
Read MoreMicrosoft Teams: Stu’s Top 5 Features
Embracing the Microsoft Teams Evolution Microsoft Teams is the evolution and the upgrade path from Microsoft Skype for Business. It is a unified communications platform that combines persistent workplace chat, video meetings, file storage (including collaboration on files), and application integration. It seamlessly integrates with your organisation’s Office 365 subscription office productivity suite and features…
Read MoreMaking The Most of Your Surface Hub/Army Knife
I was given a real Swiss army knife for my 21st birthday. Corkscrew, three different blades, tweezers, mini pliers, can opener, scissors, mini saw, all in one. It even had a toothpick – no kidding. I truly loved that thing. I even named it ‘Ted.’ The name held no significance except that it had…
Read More#MSInpire2019 – Stu’s Wrap-up
Now that we’re back in Aus, I can take a moment to go through the rest of our trip to the US and what we saw and heard at Microsoft Inspire. All in all, it was a fantastic trip, with a lot of networking and great takeaways, so it’s not an easy task to wrap…
Read MoreMicrosoft Redmond Campus Tour – Photos
Before heading to “Sin City” for the 2019 iteration of Microsoft Inspire, Justin and Stuart stopped in Seattle, WA to have some tourist time, and tour of the Redmond, WA campus of Microsoft. They didn’t send many photos from their first day in Seattle, but we got the view, and the first Starbucks! 😉 …
Read MoreThe Case for Headsets – Considering the Modern Workplace
Life in the Modern Workplace It’s a buzz word. You can’t go 5 minutes without hearing it, reading it, seeing it, somewhere. And it has many flavours: modern workplace, modern ways of working, agile working, remote working, flexible workplace, etc. The crux of it though? The “F-word”: FLEXIBILITY. Employers hear those buzz words and worry:…
Read MoreHave you heard of TLS 1.0 End of Life?
Have you heard? The sky just might be falling…. The phones, the phones, they won’t work!!! No really, we’re not joking. This is not a test. Okay, well, maybe we are just a little bit, but it’s just a bit of fun. But really, in all seriousness, this is an issue that Microsoft has…
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